The Tokyo gubernatorial race ended Sunday with Vice Gov. Naoki Inose winning the top job, drawing the curtain on a lackluster campaign for the capital that was overshadowed by the Lower House election.
Anointed by former Gov. Shintaro Ishihara as his successor, Inose, 66, breezed past his eight opponents.
In the campaign, he pledged to carry on with Ishihara's policies, including pushing ahead with the bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics and bolstering the capital's readiness to deal with disasters.